Just a decade ago, end-user computing (EUC) entailed giving users secure email access on their devices. The IT industry introduced mobile device management tools which allowed companies to connect their employees securely to basic corporate network resources. Enterprise mobility management then went a step further by enabling secure mobile versions of business-critical applications and data loss prevention to protect corporate information. People are using all kinds of devices, at their desk and while they're on the move. They want to access everything from their most important business files to their personal photos. And the needs of the company to keep things private and secure have not gone away, even with more access.
Today, however, we see every aspect of the workplace evolving. Businesses deal with a vast variety of devices with different operating systems and form factors, organizations embrace the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workstyle and employers respond to the modern employee needs of remote work.
With these workplace changes in mind, IT has to securely integrate this heterogeneous mix of devices into critical business operations and manage them to enable a consistent, productive user experience, a practice commonly known as unified endpoint management (UEM).
In its simplest form, UEM is bringing together the management of all endpoint devices (mobile, desktop and now Internet of Things (IoT)) under a single solution in a user-centric, secure and cohesive manner. It removes stacks, silos and redundancies by enabling IT to stop using disparate systems to secure and control devices.
Unified endpoint management typically relies on the mobile device management application program interfaces (APIs) in desktop and mobile operating systems. It combines traditional client management of desktop and PC systems with a modern enterprise mobility management framework. A comprehensive UEM solution will enable IT to manage users and deliver a consistent experience across all endpoints, secure and manage the full device lifecycle, and do it all in a single, comprehensive platform.
Whether you are an IT director, a network admin or even a cyber security manager, you, your business and your employees stand to benefit from UEM.
The truth is, if you aren’t yet considering adopting UEM, you’re already falling behind. The number of connected devices across the globe are predicted to go as high as 50 billion by 2020, and with that comes the need for modern device management. Unified Endpoint Management is already an IT industry turning point crucial in management solutions for the modern business paradigm.
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